Artsy fartsy February II: DIY earring holder

Happy fourth week of February, sons! :] Here's another attempt at something artsy fartsy...
A DIY earring holder! :D

So Uncle Yenny has been looking for a way to store her earrings for a while, other than chucking them higgledy piggledy into a plastic container where they become a jumbled mess. Throwing them all randomly in a container not only makes them tangled, but it tends to keep your earrings out of sight and out of mind. So if you're like me and don't end up wearing half of the accessories you buy because you're too lazy to untangle them all, or you constantly forget you even have them, then read on for an easy and cheap solution! >:D

I found this suuuuper cute DIY earring holder >>here<< by 'H is for Handmade' which I thought I would have a go at. Now, the one on 'H is for Handmade' is really lovely, but it requires sewing and ironing, and that requires more effort than a lazy bum like me is prepared to put in. So, I cheated a bit and took some shortcuts with different materials.

Here's what you'll need:
* A photo frame
* Wrapping paper
* Lace
* Craft glue
* Paint and top coat (optional). If you don't have any paint top coat, just use nail polish top coat. ^__~

Step 1: Take the glass and backing board out of the frame, and paint your frame if you want to change the colour. (To paint my frame, I used red acrylic paint and then went over it with an old bottle of nail polish top coat to stop the paint from peeling off. Yes, I'm too cheap to buy a proper paint top coat :P)

Step 2: Cover the backing board with wrapping paper. Here I just used some leftover dotted red paper, and as you can see I did quite a shoddy job with the measurements and wrapping around the back. No matter though, as people probably won't see much of the back of your frame.

Step 3: Cut your lace into strips long enough to stretch across the backing board. If they end up being longer than the board, no worries. You can simply tuck them around the back of the board in the next step (see picture above, lol).

Step 4: Apply glue along the top half of the lace only and glue the lace onto the backing board in rows. Stretch the lace tight, and be generous with the glue, as you want enough holding power for any dangly or heavier earrings you may have. Also make sure you apply the glue along the top only, so you can keep the bottom of the lace free to lift up. This will make it easier to put on and take off any earrings with clasps at the back.

Step 5: Once the glue has dried, pop the backing board back into the frame, and voila! You now have your own DIY earring holder where you can easily attach and detach earrings, like so:

Your new earring holder is perfect for standing up on a tabletop, or hanging on the wall. :D

Stay tuned for a arsty fartsy DIY attempt at a necklace holder in the near future... ^__~